Debris collection device for autonomous cleaning robots

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides, in one aspect, a debris collection device for an autonomous cleaning robot includes a cleaning pad portion configured to contact a floor surface. The cleaning pad portion includes a backing and at least one cleaning pad connected to a bottom surface of the backing. The autonomous cleaning robot includes a vacuum bag portion configured to collect at least a portion of debris removed from the floor surface by a vacuum assembly of the autonomous cleaning robot. A volume of the vacuum bag portion is positioned vertically above the cleaning pad portion.

PRIORITY APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of and claims the benefit of priorityto U.S. application Ser. No. 16/235,945, filed Dec. 28, 2018, thecontent of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This specification relates to debris collection devices for autonomouscleaning robots.

BACKGROUND

Cleaning robots include mobile robots that autonomously perform cleaningtasks within an environment, e.g., a home. Many kinds of cleaning robotsare autonomous to some degree and in different ways. The cleaning robotscan autonomously navigate about the environment and ingest and/orcollect debris as they autonomously navigate the environment. The debrisis often stored in cleaning bins that can be manually removed from thecleaning robots so that debris can be emptied from the cleaning bins.

SUMMARY

Described herein is a debris collection device for an autonomouscleaning robot. The debris collection device includes a cleaning padportion configured to collect debris from a floor surface and a vacuumbag portion configured to trap debris removed from the floor surface byan airflow produced by a vacuum assembly in the autonomous cleaningrobot. The debris collection device allows for more efficient cleaningas the autonomous cleaning robot may pick up larger debris (e.g., byingesting debris with the vacuum assembly and trapping the ingesteddebris in the vacuum bag portion) and smaller debris (e.g., with thecleaning pad portion) simultaneously. Additionally, the debriscollection device may be ejected from the autonomous cleaning robotafter cleaning is completed, allowing the user to avoid contactingdebris removed from the floor surface during cleaning.

In one aspect, a debris collection device for an autonomous cleaningrobot includes a cleaning pad portion configured to contact a floorsurface, the cleaning pad portion comprising a backing and at least onecleaning pad connected to a bottom surface of the backing. The debriscollection device also includes a vacuum bag portion configured tocollect at least a portion of debris removed from the floor surface by avacuum assembly of the autonomous cleaning robot, wherein a volume ofthe vacuum bag portion is positioned vertically above the cleaning padportion.

In some implementations, the at least one cleaning pad comprises a stackof removable cleaning pads. In some instances, the volume of the vacuumbag portion is sized with respect to a number of individual cleaningpads included in the stack of removable cleaning pads of the cleaningpad portion. In some instances, the volume of the vacuum bag portion isbetween approximately 320 mL and 1080 mL. In some instances, the stackof removable cleaning pads comprises between 3 and 5 individual cleaningpads.

In some implementations, when expanded, the vacuum bag portion has aheight between approximately 40 mm and 60 mm.

In some implementations, when expanded, the vacuum bag portion has arectangular geometry.

In some implementations, the vacuum bag portion is configured toseparate and capture debris from an air flow generated by the vacuumassembly.

In some implementations, the vacuum bag portion comprises a clothmaterial.

In some implementations, the vacuum bag portion comprises a collarcomprising an inlet, wherein the inlet is configured to be positionedapproximately perpendicular to a bottom surface of the cleaning padportion when the debris collection device is positioned in theautonomous cleaning robot. In some instances, the collar is configuredto be received by a slot of the autonomous cleaning robot to secure thedebris collection device in the autonomous cleaning robot. In someinstances, the debris collection device is configured to be releasedfrom the autonomous cleaning robot when the collar is released from theslot. In some instances, a front edge of the cleaning pad portion ispositioned in front of the inlet of the vacuum bag portion.

In some implementations, the vacuum bag portion is positioned on anupper surface of the backing of the cleaning pad portion. In someinstances, the cleaning pad portion comprises a foam material below thebacking. In some instances, the backing is configured to receive anddisperse a downward force from the autonomous cleaning robot across thecleaning pad portion.

In another aspect, an autonomous cleaning robot includes a driveconfigured to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface,a vacuum assembly configured to remove debris from the floor surface,and a debris collection device. The debris collection device includes acleaning pad portion configured to contact the floor surface, thecleaning pad portion comprising a backing and at least one cleaning padconnected to a bottom surface of the backing. The debris collectiondevice also includes a vacuum bag portion in pneumatic communicationwith the vacuum assembly and configured to collect at least a portion ofdebris removed from the floor surface by the vacuum assembly, wherein avolume of the vacuum bag portion is positioned vertically above thecleaning pad portion.

In some implementations, the autonomous cleaning robot also includes acavity configured to receive the vacuum bag portion of the debriscollection device.

In some implementations, the autonomous cleaning robot also includes aslot configured to receive a collar of the debris collection device tosecure the debris collection device in the autonomous cleaning robot.

In some implementations, the at least one cleaning pad comprises a stackof removable cleaning pads. In some instances, the stack of removablecleaning pads comprises between 3 and 5 individual cleaning pads. Insome instances, the volume of the vacuum bag portion is sized withrespect to a number of individual cleaning pads included in the stack ofremovable cleaning pads of the cleaning pad portion.

The details of one or more implementations of the subject matterdescribed in this specification are set forth in the accompanyingdrawings and the description below. Other potential features, aspects,and advantages will become apparent from the description, the drawings,and the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an autonomous cleaning robot with adebris collection device including a cleaning pad portion and a vacuumbag portion.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the autonomous cleaning robot of FIG. 1with the debris collection device removed from a body of the autonomouscleaning robot.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the debris collection device of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a debris collection device includingmultiple cleaning pads.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an autonomous cleaning robot with adebris collection device including a cleaning pad portion.

Like reference numbers and designations in the various drawings indicatelike elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Described herein is a debris collection device for an autonomouscleaning robot. The debris collection device includes a cleaning padportion configured to collect debris from a floor surface and a vacuumbag portion configured to trap debris removed from the floor surface byan airflow produced by a vacuum assembly in the autonomous cleaningrobot. The debris collection device allows for more efficient cleaningas the autonomous cleaning robot may pick up larger debris (e.g., by thevacuum assembly that will be collected in the vacuum bag portion) andsmaller debris (e.g., by the cleaning pad portion) simultaneously.Additionally, the debris collection device may be removed from theautonomous cleaning robot after cleaning is completed, allowing the userto avoid contacting debris removed from the floor surface duringcleaning.

Referring to FIG. 1, an autonomous cleaning robot 100 includes a robotbody 102 and a vacuum assembly 104 configured to remove debris from afloor surface as it navigates across the floor surface. In someimplementations, the robot body 102 generally has an overall squareshape. However, the robot body 102 may have other shapes, including butnot limited to a circular shape, an oval shape, a tear drop shape, arectangular shape, a combination of other shapes (a square orrectangular front and a circular back), a longitudinally asymmetricalcombination of any of these shapes, etc.

The robot body 102 is configured to retain a debris collection device106. The debris collection device 106 supports a forward portion of therobot body 102 as the autonomous cleaning robot 100 navigations aboutthe floor surface. The debris collection device 106 includes a cleaningpad portion 108 and a vacuum bag portion 110. The vacuum assembly 104 isin pneumatic communication with a vacuum inlet 112 positioned in frontof the debris collection device 106. An airflow created by the vacuumassembly 104 flows from the floor surface, where debris is collected,through the vacuum inlet 112 and proceeds through an inlet conduit 118through an inlet 114 into the vacuum bag portion 110 of the debriscollection device 106. At least a portion of the debris removed from thefloor surface is separated from the airflow in the vacuum bag portion110. In some implementations, the vacuum bag portion 110 acts as afilter to remove debris from the airflow as the airflow passestherethrough. The airflow continues out of a rear opening in a cavity120 of the body 102 of the autonomous cleaning robot that retains thedebris collection device 106. The rear opening connects to a vacuumconduit 116, which is in pneumatic communication with the vacuumassembly 104.

The vacuum bag portion 110 of the debris collection device 106 isconfigured to expand to a rectangular shape approximately equal to avolume of the cavity 120. The interior of the vacuum bag portion 110 hasa height H1 and a length L1. The height H1 may be between approximately40 and 60 mm. The length L1 may be between approximately 100 and 150 mm.The interior of the vacuum bag portion 110 also has a width W1 (shown inFIG. 3), which may be between 80 and 120 mm. Therefore, the interiorvolume of the vacuum bag portion is approximately between 320 and 1080mL.

Referring to FIG. 2, an autonomous cleaning robot 200 includes a body202 and a debris collection device 206 that is separable from the body202. The body 202 includes a cavity 204 configured to receive the debriscollection device 206. The cavity 204 is positioned behind a vacuuminlet 212 configured to allow removal of debris from the floor surfaceby a vacuum assembly (not shown, see vacuum assembly 104 in FIG. 1) inpneumatic communication with the vacuum inlet 212. The debris collectiondevice includes a cleaning pad portion 208 and a vacuum bag portion 210.The vacuum bag portion 210 is configured to expand to a rectangularshape approximately equal to a volume of the cavity 204.

The cleaning pad portion 208 and the vacuum bag portion 210 areseparated by a backing 214. The backing 214 may be formed from a stiffmaterial, e.g., cardboard, plastic, etc., and may extend across a topportion of the cleaning pad portion 208 (e.g., to a leading edge of thecleaning pad portion 208). The backing 214 provides a base for thevacuum bag portion 210 and a surface across which a downward force fromthe robot body 202 may be distributed. The distributed downward forceallows the cleaning pad portion 208 to more evenly contact the floorsurface during a cleaning mission. Additionally, the downward force fromthe robot body 202 on the cleaning pad portion 208 allows the cleaningpad portion 208 to scrub the floor surface during the cleaning mission.

The vacuum pad portion 210 includes a collar 218 configured to be heldin the cavity 204 of the body 202. For example, in some implementations,the collar 218 may slide and be clipped into a slot in the cavity 204.The autonomous cleaning robot 200 may include a button configured torelease the collar 218 from the cavity, thereby allowing the debriscollection device 206 to be removed from the autonomous cleaning robot200. In some implementations, pressing the button causes the collar 218to be released and the debris collection device 206 to fall out of thecavity 204 by the force of gravity alone.

Referring to FIG. 3, a debris collection device 300 including acollapsible vacuum bag portion 310 and a cleaning pad portion 308 isshown. The debris collection device 300 can be disposable, e.g., afterthe debris collected in a vacuum bag portion 310 and on a cleaning padportion 308 has exceeded a certain debris capacity. In someimplementations, the autonomous cleaning robot 200 may include a flapthat can remain closed when the debris collection device 300 is removedfrom the autonomous cleaning robot. The flap may cover access to thevacuum conduit 116, which is in pneumatic communication with the vacuumassembly 104. In such an implementation, when the vacuum assembly 104generates a vacuum, the flap can be opened to allow pneumaticcommunication with the vacuum bag portion 310 of the debris collectiondevice 300.

A vacuum bag 322 of the vacuum bag portion 310 at least partially formsa receptacle for debris and is formed of a material through which aircan travel. The material of the vacuum bag 322 is selected such that thevacuum bag 322 can serve as a separator that filters at least a portionof the debris out of the airflow generated by the vacuum assembly 104.For example, the vacuum bag 322 can be formed of paper, fabric, etc.that allows air to pass through but traps dirt and debris and therebyretains the debris within the interior of the vacuum bag 322. Thematerial of the vacuum bag 322 is flexible, enabling the vacuum bag 322to be folded and easily stored. In addition, the vacuum bag 322 canexpand to accommodate additional debris as the vacuum bag 322 collectsdebris during a cleaning operation. The vacuum bag 322, while collectingdebris via filtration, is porous to permit the airflow to exit thevacuum bag 322 with an amount of debris that is considerably less thanthe amount of debris suspended by the airflow as the airflow enters thevacuum bag 322. For example, the vacuum bag 322 can collect debrishaving a width greater than 1 micrometer, e.g., greater than 3micrometers, 10 micrometers, 50 micrometers, or more.

The cleaning pad portion 308 and the vacuum bag portion 310 areseparated by a backing 314. The backing 314 is made from a stiffmaterial, for example, cardboard, plastic, etc. The backing 314 providessupport for the cleaning pad portion 308 and allows a downward force,transferred by the body 202 of the autonomous cleaning robot 200, to bedistributed across the cleaning pad portion 308. Additionally, a collar318 is connected to and supported by the backing 314. The collar 318includes an opening 312 to the vacuum bag 322. The collar 318 iscollapsible and may be configured to lay flat against the backing 314.For insertion into the cavity 204 of the autonomous cleaning robot 200,the collar 318 is positioned approximately perpendicular to the backing314. As discussed above, the collar 318 may be clipped, or otherwiseheld, in position in the body 202 of the autonomous cleaning robot 100during a cleaning mission.

On an underside of the backing 314, the cleaning pad portion 308 mayinclude a flexible layer, e.g., foam 316, to provide support to acleaning pad 320. The foam 316 may also aid in distributing the downwardforce from the body 202 of the autonomous cleaning robot 200 across thesurface of the cleaning pad 320. Additionally, the foam 316 may help todampen movements, e.g., vertical movements from bumps experienced by thecleaning pad 320 as the cleaning pad 320 moves across the floor surface.By dampening vertical motions, the cleaning pad 320 may have anincreased level of contact with the floor surface during the cleaningmission.

The cleaning pad portion 308 is approximately rectangular in shape. Thecleaning pad portion 308 has a width W2 of between approximately 250 and300 mm and a length L2 of between approximately 80 and 100 mm. A portionof the vacuum bag portion 310 is positioned on a portion of the backing314 on top of the cleaning pad portion 308 and another portion of thevacuum bag portion 310 is positioned on a portion of the backing 314that extends behind the cleaning pad portion 308. The vacuum bag portion310 has a width W1 of between approximately 80 and 120 mm and a length Lof between approximately 100 and 150 mm. Additionally, as shown in FIG.1, the vacuum bag portion 310 has a height H1 of between approximately40 and 60 mm. As such, a volume of the vacuum bag 322 is betweenapproximately 320 and 1080 mL. The vacuum bag 322 may be segmented toallow for easier collapsibility of the vacuum bag. For example, thevacuum bag 322 has three segments with a front segment (which includesthe collar 318) and a back segment being configure to fold toward amiddle segment.

The collar 318 is positioned approximately parallel to a front edge 302and a rear edge 304 of the cleaning pad portion 310. Force from the body202 of the autonomous cleaning robot 200 may be transferred through thecollar 318, which may be made of a rigid material, e.g., cardboard,plastic, etc. Force may be transferred from the collar 318 across thebacking 314 to be distributed across the cleaning pad portion 308 of thedebris collection device 300. In some implementations, additional forcetransferring members, e.g., support structures, may be included in thedebris collection device 300. For example, as the vacuum bag 322 ispositioned on top of the backing 314, a portion of the backing 314beneath the vacuum bag may not receive a direct downward force from aportion of the body 202 of the autonomous cleaning robot. To distributethe downward force experienced by the debris collection device 300across the portion of the backing 314 beneath the vacuum bag 322,support structures may be positioned between the backing 314 and thevacuum bag 322 and may extend across the width and/or length of thevacuum bag 322. For example, a support structure formed of crossingrigid plastic members may be positioned beneath the vacuum bag 322 totransfer downward force to the portion of the cleaning pad portion 308beneath the vacuum bag 322.

Referring to FIG. 4, a debris collection device 400 includes a cleaningpad portion 408 and a vacuum bag portion 410. The cleaning pad portion408 includes a stack of individual cleaning pads 424 a, 424 b, 424 c.The individual cleaning pads 424 a-c are stacked against a bottomsurface of a foam layer 416, which is supported by a backing 414. Someimplementations may include more or less individual cleaning pads (e.g.,1, 2, 4, 5, etc.) than the three individual cleaning pads 424 a-c shownin FIG. 4. The individual cleaning pads 424 a-c are separately removablefrom the debris collection device 400. In some implementations, theindividual cleaning pads 424 a-c are adhered or otherwise removablyconnected to one another such that one individual cleaning pad (e.g.,top individual pad 424 a) may be removed from the cleaning pad portion408 at a time for disposal. In one implementation, each individualcleaning pad 424 a-c includes a tab on an edge of the individualcleaning pad 424 a-c that can be pulled by a user to remove the cleaningpad 424 a-c without touching the portion of the cleaning pad contactingthe floor surface during the cleaning mission. For example, edge 426 onindividual cleaning pad 424 c may include a tab. In someimplementations, the tabs on each individual cleaning pad 424 a-c may bestacked such that a tab of a bottom individual cleaning pad 424 c (i.e.,a cleaning pad in the stack that is farthest away from the foam layer414) is at least partially covering a tab of another individual cleaningpad 424 a or 424 b that is closer to the foam layer 414.

Similar to the implementation shown in FIG. 3, the debris collectiondevice 400 includes a vacuum bag portion 410 including a flexible,collapsible vacuum bag 422 and a collar 418 including an opening 412 tothe vacuum bag 422. The vacuum bag 422 is expandable into a rectangulargeometry and is configured to collect debris from an airflow passingtherethrough.

The debris collection device 400 can be disposable, e.g., after thedebris collected in a vacuum bag portion 410 and on a cleaning padportion 408 has exceeded a certain debris capacity of either the vacuumbag portion 410 or the cleaning pad portion 408. In someimplementations, the debris capacity of the vacuum bag portion 410(i.e., the volume of the vacuum bag 422) is sized in view of a number ofindividual cleaning pads 424 a-c of the cleaning pad portion 408. Thissizing allows the vacuum bag 422 to become full after approximately thesame amount of cleaning time as a debris capacity of the last individualcleaning pad 424 c, is reached. The sizing also allows for efficient useof a debris collection device 400 such that substantially all of thedebris capacity of the vacuum bag 422 and the cleaning pad portion 308is used prior to disposal of the debris collection device 400. In someimplementations, the volume of the vacuum bag 422 is between 320 mL and1080 mL and the debris collection device 400 includes between 1 and 10individual cleaning pads. For example, in one implementation, a vacuumbag with a volume of approximately 320 mL includes 1 individual cleaningpad. In another implementation, a vacuum bag with a volume ofapproximately 1080 mL includes 10 individual cleaning pads. In someimplementations, the debris collection device 400 includes between 3 and5 cleaning pads. In some implementations, a debris collection devicethat includes 3-5 cleaning pads has a volume of approximately between400 and 800 mL. In some implementations, a debris collection device thatincludes 1-3 cleaning pads has a volume of approximately 320 mL to 600mL. In some implementations, a debris collection device that includes5-10 cleaning pads has a volume of approximately 700 mL to 1080 mL. Insome implementations, an individual cleaning pad is added to the stackfor each 80-85 mL of volume of the vacuum bag 422 above a minimum volumeof 320 mL (e.g., volumes between 320 and 400 mL include 1 cleaning pad,volumes between 400 and 480 mL include 2 cleaning pads, volumes between480 and 560 mL include 3 cleaning pads, etc.).

Referring to FIG. 5, an autonomous cleaning robot 500 includes a robotbody 502 and a debris collection device 506. The body 502 of theautonomous cleaning robot 500 includes a vacuum inlet 512 in pneumaticcommunication with a vacuum assembly (not shown, similar to vacuumassembly 104 of FIG. 1). Debris is configured to be captured by anairflow generated by the vacuum assembly and pass through the vacuuminlet 512. The vacuum inlet 512 is in pneumatic communication with acavity 510 configured to collect debris from the airflow. The cavity 510may include a filter (not shown) for separating debris from the airflow.

The debris collection device 506 of the autonomous cleaning robot 500includes a cleaning pad portion 508 mounted on a backing 514. Thecleaning pad portion 508 is positioned below the cavity 510 that isconfigured to collect debris from the airflow. The debris collectiondevice 506 is configured to seal to the cavity 510 such that pneumaticcommunication between the vacuum assembly and the vacuum inlet 512 ismaintained via the cavity 510. The cleaning pad portion 508 isconfigured to contact a floor surface and collect debris from the floorsurface via this contact. During a cleaning mission, as debris removedfrom the floor surface by the airflow collects in the cavity 510, debriscollects on a surface of the cleaning pad portion 508 of the debriscollection device 506.

The debris collection device 506 is configured to be releasably attachedto the body 502 of the autonomous cleaning robot 500 such that removalof the debris collection device allows debris collected in the cavity510 to fall out of the bottom of the body 502. For example, as thedebris collection device 506 forms a bottom surface of the cavity 510,when the debris collection device is removed from the body 502, thedebris collected in the cavity 510 is also removed. This configurationallows for all debris collected by the autonomous cleaning robot 500,whether on the cleaning pad portion 508 or in the cavity 510, to besimultaneously removed. In some implementations, the debris collectiondevice 506 may be hingedly attached to the body 502 such that the debriscollection device 506 swings downward from the body 502 and allows thecavity 510 to be emptied. The debris collection device 506 may bereattached to the body 502 such that a new debris collection device 506is not required to be used each time the cavity 510 is emptied.

In an alternative implementation, a debris collection device includes avacuum bag portion and a cleaning pad portion where the vacuum bagportion and the cleaning pad portion are integrally formed. For example,a vacuum bag of the vacuum bag portion may be made of a fabric materialconfigured to allow air to flow therethrough, but also configured tocontact a floor surface and remove debris from the floor surface. Insuch an implementation, a bottom surface of the vacuum bag may beconfigured to contact the floor surface and form the cleaning padportion of the debris collection device. As mentioned above with respectto FIG. 3, support structures may be included in the debris collectiondevice to distribute downward force from the weight of the autonomouscleaning robot across the cleaning pad portion to provide even contactacross a surface area of the cleaning pad.

A number of implementations have been described. Nevertheless, it willbe understood that various modifications may be made. Accordingly, otherimplementations are within the scope of the claims.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A debris collection device for a cleaningdevice, the debris collection device comprising: a cleaning pad portionconfigured to contact a floor surface; and a vacuum receptacle portionconnected directly to the cleaning pad portion, the vacuum receptacleportion being configured to collect at least a portion of debris removedfrom the floor surface by a vacuum assembly of the cleaning device,wherein a volume of the vacuum receptacle portion is positionedvertically above the cleaning pad portion.
 2. The debris collectiondevice of claim 1, wherein the vacuum receptacle portion includes arigid portion at least partially defining the volume of the vacuumreceptacle portion.
 3. The debris collection device of claim 2, whereinthe rigid portion is made of plastic.
 4. The debris collection device ofclaim 2, wherein the rigid portion is configured to transfer force fromthe cleaning device to the cleaning pad portion.
 5. The debriscollection device of claim 1, wherein the vacuum receptacle portion isengageable with a button of the cleaning device to secure the debriscollection device to the cleaning device.
 6. The debris collectiondevice of claim 5, wherein the vacuum receptacle portion is releasablefrom the button to release the debris collection device from thecleaning device.
 7. The debris collection device of claim 1, wherein avolume of the vacuum receptacle portion is between approximately 320 mLand 1080 mL.
 8. The debris collection device of claim 1, wherein, whenexpanded, the vacuum receptacle portion has a height betweenapproximately 40 mm and 60 mm.
 9. The debris collection device of claim1, wherein, when expanded, the vacuum receptacle portion has a cuboidgeometry.
 10. The debris collection device of claim 1, wherein thevacuum receptacle portion is configured to separate and capture debrisfrom an air flow generated by the vacuum assembly.
 11. The debriscollection device of claim 1, wherein the vacuum receptacle portioncomprises a cloth material.
 12. The debris collection device of claim 1,wherein the vacuum receptacle portion comprises a collar comprising aninlet, wherein the inlet is configured to be positioned approximatelyperpendicular to a bottom surface of the cleaning pad portion when thedebris collection device is positioned in the cleaning device.
 13. Thedebris collection device of claim 12, wherein the collar is configuredto be received by a slot of the debris collection device to secure thedebris collection device in the cleaning device.
 14. The debriscollection device of claim 12, wherein the debris collection device isconfigured to be released from the cleaning device when the collar isreleased from the slot.
 15. The debris collection device of claim 12,wherein a front edge of the cleaning pad portion is positioned in frontof the inlet of the vacuum receptacle portion.
 16. The debris collectiondevice of claim 1, wherein the vacuum receptacle portion is connected toand in contact with an upper surface of the backing of the cleaning padportion.
 17. The debris collection device of claim 16, wherein thecleaning pad portion comprises a foam material below the backing. 18.The debris collection device of claim 16, wherein the backing isconfigured to receive and disperse a downward force from the cleaningdevice across the cleaning pad portion.
 19. A debris collection devicefor a cleaning device, the debris collection device comprising: acleaning pad configured to contact a floor surface; and a vacuumreceptacle connected directly to the cleaning pad, the vacuum receptacleconfigured to collect at least a portion of debris removed from thefloor surface by a vacuum assembly of the cleaning device, the vacuumreceptacle defining a volume therein that is positioned vertically abovethe cleaning pad portion.
 20. The debris collection device of claim 19,wherein the vacuum is located on top of the cleaning pad.
 21. The debriscollection device of claim 19, wherein the cleaning pad and the vacuumreceptacle are integrally formed.
 22. The debris collection device ofclaim 19, wherein the vacuum receptacle includes an opening forreceiving debris into the vacuum receptacle.